In today’s Smarter Living from the New York Times, the focus was on email greetings and how “generic, surface-level greetings have actually harmed our relationships and our dealings with people.”
Research has shown that how we treat and are treated by other people has a great impact on our health, both physically and emotionally.
And ESPECIALLY in these crazy times. Snark has become the default response as people REACT rather than RESPOND to another person. The causes are typically stress, insecurity, fear as in FOLO (Fear Of Losing Out – just made it up! What do you think?)
The recommendation?
“Respect, Honesty, and Consideration”
Sounds like a good place to start! How about this?
Dad’s Rules: (gone 44 years and still my role model for how to treat people)
- Civility, respect, manners
- Never put another person down. It’s just not nice and will affect the quality of the relationship.
- Make people feel good about themselves. Everyone needs appreciation, acceptance, and approval. Unfortunately, we are so wrapped up in ourselves that we forget.
- Life is not a zero-sum game where someone has to win and someone has to lose. Let’s rather play the win-win game.
The ultimate win is less stress on your heart, your brain, your immune system. Less tension, less headaches, less aches and pains. More energy, more stamina, more fun!
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